Conflation/Nodes

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This page will outline possible designs for a conflation tool that works with nodes. This page will not discuss the value of or challenges associated with imports, other than to say that any contributor is expected to be aware of issues surrounding mass imports, and will exercise caution in using this tool.

Workflow

This will present a user-centric workflow of syncing OSM data with external data.

Convert Shapefile/Geodatabase/etc to an OSM XML file, using an appropriate field mapping.

Load XML into JOSM and download OSM data for the same region in a separate layer.

Start conflation plugin.

Conflation dialog will ask user to specify:

Selection to use for "My" and "Their" data (aka "Target" and "Source")